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Archive for April, 2018
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
 Gray Ghost. On this damp and breezy morning, I spied on the hill two Northern Harriers—one of them a gray ghost (male). Also a pair of kinglets at the summit and a gang of vocal Song Sparrows.
Fun hike.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:45 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Black-capped Chickadee** (v)
2. Tufted Titmouse (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Purple Finch (v)
5. American Robin* (V)
6. Eastern Phoebe (v)
7. Song Sparrow* (v)
8. Northern Harrier
9. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
10. Herring Gull*
11. Golden-crowned Kinglet
12. American Crow*
Elsewhere
13. Pileated Woodpecker
14. Mourning Dove
15. Northern Cardinal
16. Rock Pigeon
17. European Starling
(v) Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, eastern phoebe, European starling, golden-crowned kinglet, herring gull, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, purple finch, rock pigeon, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
 House Finch. A foggy morn. An overcast day. Heard a bunch of birds on the hill but saw only three or four.
Back home, I grabbed a portrait of a House Finch.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow*
2. American Robin* (v)
3. American Goldfinch**
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. Tufted Titmouse
6. Blue Jay (v)
7. Northern Cardinal** (v)
8. American Crow* (v)
9. Northern Flicker (v)
10. Eastern Phoebe (v)
11. White-breasted Nuthatch (v)
12. Dark-eyed Junco
13. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
14. Mourning Dove
15. House Finch
16. Herring Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, eastern phoebe, herring gull, house finch, mourning dove, northern cardinal, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
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Monday, April 16th, 2018
 Gray ghost (male Northern Harrier). I expected sleet or freezing rain first thing but instead awoke to a lull in the incoming weather. So Jack and I took a quick hike before breakfast. (Mine, not his.) Icy trail. Chill, strong wind.
Also a male Northern Harrier.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Northern Cardinal** (v)
2. American Robin* (v)
3. White-breasted Nuthatch ()
4. Tufted Titmouse (v)
5. American Crow*
6. Hermit Thrush
7. Downy Woodpecker (v)
8. Eastern Bluebird
9. Blue Jay
10. American Goldfinch** (v)
11. Northern Harrier
12. Black-capped Chickadee**
13. Pileated Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
14. House Finch (v)
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, blue jay, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, hermit thrush, house finch, northern cardinal, northern harrier, pileated woodpecker, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch
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